Is AT&T, Inc (NYSE: T) Stock Set To Rise More?

In the latest trading session, 10.36 million AT&T, Inc (NYSE:T) shares changed hands as the company’s beta touched 0.54. With the company’s most recent per share price at $26.78 changing hands around $0.13 or 0.49% at last look, the market valuation stands at $192.23B. T’s current price is a discount, trading about -1.42% off its 52-week high of $27.16. The share price had its 52-week low at $15.94, which suggests the last value was 40.48% up since then.

Analysts gave the AT&T, Inc (T) stock a consensus recommendation rating of Buy, calculated at a mean rating of 1.81. If we narrow down to specifics, the data shows that 1 out of 25 analysts rate the stock as a Sell, with a further 1 assigning it an Overweight rating. Of the remaining, 5 recommended T as a Hold, 18 felt it is a Buy and 0 rated the stock as Underweight. AT&T, Inc’s EPS for the current quarter is expected to be 0.53.

AT&T, Inc (NYSE:T) trade information

Instantly T is in green as seen in intraday trades today. With action 2.06%, the performance over the past five days has been green. The company’s shares are showing year-to-date upside of 17.61%, with the 5-day performance at 2.06% in the green. However, in the 30-day time frame, AT&T, Inc (NYSE:T) is 10.94% up.

The consensus price target for the stock as assigned by Wall Street analysts is 24, meaning bulls need a downside of -11.58% from its recent market value. According to analyst projections, T’s forecast low is 19 with 32 as the target high. To hit the forecast high, the stock’s price needs a -19.49% plunge from its current level, while the stock would need to tank 29.05% for it to hit the projected low.

AT&T, Inc (T) estimates and forecasts

Year-over-year growth is forecast to reach 1.33% up from the last financial year.

Consensus estimates given by 16 financial analysts project the company’s revenue in the current quarter to hit an average of 30.4B. 15 analysts are of the opinion that AT&T, Inc’s revenue for the current quarter will be 30.18B. The company’s revenue for the corresponding quarters a year ago was 30.03B and 29.8B respectively. According to analysts, the company will likely register a growth in its current quarter sales, forecast at 1.25%. The estimates for the next quarter sales put growth at 1.27%.

Looking at the company’s year-on-year earnings, data shows that the past 5-year has an earnings growth rate of -4.67%. The 2025 estimates are for AT&T, Inc earnings to decrease by -7.65%, but the outlook for the next 5-year period is at 3.41% per year.

T Dividends

AT&T, Inc is expected to release its next quarterly earnings report in March. The 4.14% annual yield figure for the share gives it an annual dividend of 1.11. It is important to note, however, that the 4.14% dividend yield ratio should serve as a guide only, as you should also take into consideration many other aspects of a company’s operations and fundamentals before making any investment decision.

AT&T, Inc (NYSE:T)’s Major holders

BLACKROCK INC. holds the second largest percentage of outstanding shares, with 7.3242% or 527.05 million shares worth $10.07 billion as of 2024-06-30.

Among Mutual Funds, the top two as of Sep 30, 2024 were Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund and Vanguard 500 Index Fund. With 227.38 shares estimated at $6.1 billion under it, the former controlled 3.17% of total outstanding shares. On the other hand, Vanguard 500 Index Fund held about 2.62% of the shares, roughly 187.79 shares worth around $5.04 billion.